There are 7 ways to get from Sparta to Matka by car, plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Drive, fly to Skopje International Airport
best- Drive from Sparta to Athens-Airport-ATHcar
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ATH - SKP
5h$153–296Bus via Athens
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
16h 54m$61–122Drive 826.8 km
- Drive from Sparta to Matkacar 826.8 km
10h 35m$174–251Drive, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, shuttle
- Drive from Sparta to Athens-Airport-ATHcar
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ATH - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Matka
9h 48m$113–235Bus, train via Gevgelija
- Take the bus from Sparti to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopjetrain 632 / ...
18h 11m$79–143Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
18h 32m$100–120Bus
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamatabus
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kumanovobus
22h 30m$111–170
Sparta to Matka by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sparta to Matka is to bus and train which costs $100 - $120 and takes 18h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Matka is to drive and fly which takes 5h and costs $150 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Sparta to Matka. However, there are services departing from Sparti and arriving at Матка Манастир-КОН Т via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Thessaloniki and Транспортен Центар Т-Приградски Линии. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 54m.
The distance between Sparta and Matka is 767 km. The road distance is 826.8 km.
The best way to get from Sparta to Matka without a car is to bus via Athens which takes 16h 54m and costs $60 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Sparta to Matka, including transfers.
Sparta to Matka bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, depart from Sparti station.
Sparta to Matka bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, arrive at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Matka is 1h behind Sparta. It is currently 4:50 PM in Sparta and 3:50 PM in Matka.
Yes, the driving distance between Sparta to Matka is 827 km. It takes approximately 10h 35m to drive from Sparta to Matka.
What companies run services between Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece and Matka, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Sparti to Матка Манастир-КОН Т via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Thessaloniki Monastiriou, Thessaloniki, Skopje Central Bus Station, and Транспортен Центар Т-Приградски Линии in around 16h 54m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- info@ktelthes.gr
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–60
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 115 097
- arbenitours@hotmail.net
- Website
- arbenitours.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- arbenitours.com
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- velitrans2021@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Matka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- ktel@ktelkorinthias.gr
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.ktelkorinthias.gr/
Bus from Isthmos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.ktelkorinthias.gr/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Thessaloníki to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
Bus from Kalamata to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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